Tag: Employment
Retooling people with mobility problems for tech jobs
A yearlong workshop at the Magee Rehabilitation Hospital in Philadelphia is connecting people with mobility disabilities to a growing field in need of new...
Decades after ADA became law, disabled people are still fighting for full inclusion
During one especially cold morning in January of last year, a disabled man who uses a wheelchair and ventilator , and his wife were...
Why spinal injuries are not what we see on TV
Spinal injuries can certainly be serious, but they don't always have to spell an end to life as we know it
THIRTY-ONE years ago Colm...
Milnrow man lands star role in TV soap
Gutsy Andy Walker has battled to live life to the full since he was paralysed from the neck down in a freak accident five...
Riding a bike with her hands
Canadian Morgan Van Breda is cycling from Delhi to Kanyakumari to raise awareness about spinal cord injury, and funds for her own treatment
Thirty two...
Reeve Foundation Commemorates ADA with Wheelchair World Record
The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation attempts largest moving wheelchair line marking the 20th year anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
To commemorate...
Social Security Disability Benefits Can Be Crucial to Surviving With Spinal Cord Injury, Allsup...
Enormous healthcare costs, lost income are significant barriers; Allsup outlines considerations when applying for SSDI with spinal cord impairments
Every 41 minutes a person in...
Wheelchair-user becomes first disabled model to star in major High Street campaign
Debenhams today became the first High Street retailer to use a disabled model in its advertising campaigns.
Shannon Murray, who is confined to a wheelchair,...
Larry Flynt inspires local paralyzed man
Kenny Blaney, who was paralyzed from the waist down in a Fairview Beach diving accident in 1996, has now started his second company...
October is National Disability Employment Awareness month
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Below is the official government explanation of what that is. The question is, what does that mean...
